Perth hosts platinum conference
Exploration will be stressed at the first Australian Platinum Conference, slated for May 30-June 1 in Perth.South Africa, Scandinavia, Canada and Australia are among the countries where the search for…
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The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (April 09, 2001)
66.50 (-1.56)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (April 09, 2001)
47.92 (+2.12)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Copper, zinc demand rose in ’99
Demand for base metals increased in 1999, according to World Mineral Statistics 1995-1999, a compilation of mineral and metals data published by the British Geological Survey (BGS).Copper and zinc far…
Nasdaq takes yet another tumble
Denver — After a brief respite, the Dow Jones industrial average continued its downward spiral during the report period ended April 3, tumbling 461.83 points, or 4.6%, to 9485.71. Meanwhile, the Nasd…
Spot Prices Wed. April 4, 2001Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$259.20-$2.00Silver$ 4.33-$0.10Platinum$582.00+$…
LME Warehouse Levels (April 09, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 3/01 (change from March 27 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium467225…
Gold Funds (April 09, 2001)
Gold Funds as of March 29, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$11.64$5.27Price$6.90$4.71…
Exchange Rates (April 09, 2001)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateApril 3April 2March 30March 29March 28US$ in C$1.57891.57491.5774…
Producer and Dealer Prices (April 09, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,320/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.05/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.22/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$12.90-14.00/lb.Copper: Comex May US$0.766/lb.Indium: Ind…
Staff Investment Policy (April 09, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
Turning point may be in sight
The report period March 26-30 saw metal prices decline further. The copper market registered its disappointment at the scale of Phelps Dodge’s long-awaited production cuts by sending the London Metal …